Erie fugitive apprehended in Florida

An Erie man wanted by city police on charges related to a January traffic stop that led to the discovery of drugs was apprehended in Florida this morning.

Members of the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force took Alex Correa-Velez, 38, into custody in Cape Coral, Fla., said Deputy U.S. Marshal Chad Sensor of the agency's Erie office.

Correa-Velez faces charges including possession with intent to deliver in the seizure of about 310 grams of cocaine and a quantity of marijuana from a vehicle that city police stopped in the 1600 block of Liberty Street on Jan. 20.

Police said Correa-Velez ran from the vehicle after it was pulled over. A woman who stayed with the vehicle was taken into custody and charged.

Correa-Velez will be placed in the Lee County Jail in Florida to await extradition back to Erie, Sensor said.